diff --git a/backend/alembic/versions/211b14ab5a91_refined_answer_improvement.py b/backend/alembic/versions/211b14ab5a91_refined_answer_improvement.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..03aaddacc02
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/alembic/versions/211b14ab5a91_refined_answer_improvement.py
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+"""refined answer improvement
+
+Revision ID: 211b14ab5a91
+Revises: 925b58bd75b6
+Create Date: 2025-01-24 14:05:03.334309
+
+"""
+from alembic import op
+import sqlalchemy as sa
+
+
+# revision identifiers, used by Alembic.
+revision = "211b14ab5a91"
+down_revision = "925b58bd75b6"
+branch_labels = None
+depends_on = None
+
+
+def upgrade() -> None:
+    op.add_column(
+        "chat_message",
+        sa.Column(
+            "refined_answer_improvement",
+            sa.Boolean(),
+            server_default=sa.true(),
+            nullable=False,
+        ),
+    )
+
+
+def downgrade() -> None:
+    op.drop_column("chat_message", "refined_answer_improvement")
diff --git a/backend/onyx/chat/process_message.py b/backend/onyx/chat/process_message.py
index 2d64236978a..7f55275fcb5 100644
--- a/backend/onyx/chat/process_message.py
+++ b/backend/onyx/chat/process_message.py
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ from onyx.chat.models import OnyxAnswerPiece
 from onyx.chat.models import OnyxContexts
 from onyx.chat.models import PromptConfig
 from onyx.chat.models import QADocsResponse
+from onyx.chat.models import RefinedAnswerImprovement
 from onyx.chat.models import StreamingError
 from onyx.chat.models import StreamStopInfo
 from onyx.chat.models import StreamStopReason
@@ -829,6 +830,7 @@ def stream_chat_message_objects(
         info_by_subq: dict[tuple[int, int], AnswerPostInfo] = defaultdict(
             lambda: AnswerPostInfo(ai_message_files=[])
         )
+        refined_answer_improvement = True
         for packet in answer.processed_streamed_output:
             if isinstance(packet, ToolResponse):
                 level, level_question_nr = (
@@ -954,6 +956,9 @@ def stream_chat_message_objects(
             elif isinstance(packet, StreamStopInfo):
                 if packet.stop_reason == StreamStopReason.FINISHED:
                     yield packet
+            elif isinstance(packet, RefinedAnswerImprovement):
+                refined_answer_improvement = packet.refined_answer_improvement
+                yield packet
             else:
                 if isinstance(packet, ToolCallFinalResult):
                     level, level_question_nr = (
@@ -1067,6 +1072,7 @@ def stream_chat_message_objects(
                 citations=info.message_specific_citations.citation_map
                 if info.message_specific_citations
                 else None,
+                refined_answer_improvement=refined_answer_improvement,
             )
             next_level += 1
             prev_message = next_answer_message
diff --git a/backend/onyx/db/chat.py b/backend/onyx/db/chat.py
index abb00171641..ebd7de5303e 100644
--- a/backend/onyx/db/chat.py
+++ b/backend/onyx/db/chat.py
@@ -616,6 +616,7 @@ def create_new_chat_message(
     commit: bool = True,
     reserved_message_id: int | None = None,
     overridden_model: str | None = None,
+    refined_answer_improvement: bool = True,
 ) -> ChatMessage:
     if reserved_message_id is not None:
         # Edit existing message
@@ -636,6 +637,7 @@ def create_new_chat_message(
         existing_message.error = error
         existing_message.alternate_assistant_id = alternate_assistant_id
         existing_message.overridden_model = overridden_model
+        existing_message.refined_answer_improvement = refined_answer_improvement
 
         new_chat_message = existing_message
     else:
@@ -655,6 +657,7 @@ def create_new_chat_message(
             error=error,
             alternate_assistant_id=alternate_assistant_id,
             overridden_model=overridden_model,
+            refined_answer_improvement=refined_answer_improvement,
         )
         db_session.add(new_chat_message)
 
diff --git a/backend/onyx/db/models.py b/backend/onyx/db/models.py
index f6a94bfc4ea..51694d06b61 100644
--- a/backend/onyx/db/models.py
+++ b/backend/onyx/db/models.py
@@ -1204,6 +1204,8 @@ class ChatMessage(Base):
         DateTime(timezone=True), server_default=func.now()
     )
 
+    refined_answer_improvement: Mapped[bool] = mapped_column(Boolean, default=True)
+
     chat_session: Mapped[ChatSession] = relationship("ChatSession")
     prompt: Mapped[Optional["Prompt"]] = relationship("Prompt")